萧垣傍晚就醒了，小孩子身体复原快，醒了就喊饿，不敢给他吃油水大的东西，喝了两碗小米粥，吃了一小碗的清汤面，许棣陪着玩了一会，又吃了药，这才又睡下。

Xu Rao pondered for a long time how to manage such a populous border city. Finally, he decided to divide the city into several areas, select a village head from each area, and then set up a special agency in the government office to manage these village heads. The purpose of this was to keep track of strangers entering the city at any time.

This is how Hexi is managed. However, the people in Hexi City are very proactive. Whenever a stranger enters, they report it to the government office in a timely manner. The government office then checks the travel permits carried by these people. Ganzhou City is not only large, but more importantly, the relationship between the people and the officials of the government office is not very harmonious, and they don't like to meddle in other people's business. Xu Rao's idea is to cultivate more people like the neighborhood committee aunties, who are warm-hearted and like to meddle in other people's business.

Xu Rao continued his daily routine as before: going to work at the government office early, going home for lunch, taking a short nap, and then going back to the government office in the afternoon.

The subordinates of the prefectural government, who originally worked in Ganzhou, were dissatisfied with the newly appointed assistant prefect, but dared not oppose Xu Rao. Xu Rao had been sent here by imperial decree, and two months had passed since he arrived. No new prefect had been sent; Xu Rao was only temporarily appointed as the prefect. As for those sent from the capital, there was no need to mention them. The officialdom in Ganzhou was in turmoil, and everyone was on edge. In times of crisis, the emperor could issue a decree personally. Who would give you the courage to oppose Xu Rao if you came all this way?

Xu Rao was also a man of great political acumen. He had been a professor at the Party School for many years, frequently giving lectures to officials, including cadres from government agencies and grassroots cadres. In his spare time, Xu Rao enjoyed chatting with them and listening to their stories about their work. Through listening to so many, he naturally learned how to interact with his superiors and how to get along with his subordinates. Xu Rao had been in Ganzhou for two months, and the people in the Ganzhou government all said that Lord Xu was a good official and a good person. As to what exactly made him good, everyone had their own criteria for judgment, and gaining the praise of most people was not an easy thing.

The idea of ​​dividing the city into zones for management was proposed by Shi Xurao as soon as he arrived. In the past two months, it has shown initial results. The government office knows exactly which family has relatives coming to stay, and which inn has unfamiliar faces complaining.

When Eunuch Dou arrived at the Xu family's residence, Xu Rao gave instructions the next day after he went to work: regardless of whether they came to seek refuge or stay overnight, all unfamiliar faces should be carefully investigated. After two days of investigation, Xu Rao indeed managed to uncover a group of people.

These people didn't stay at an inn. They heard that they found a broker in the east of Ganzhou City who specialized in renting and buying houses and rented a long-vacant courtyard. After the broker helped them rent the courtyard, he went to the government office to report the news. When Xu Rao found out, he told Eunuch Dou what these people looked like based on the broker's description. Eunuch Dou was shocked to hear this. These people had followed them all the way from the capital to Jiangnan and then from Jiangnan to Ganzhou.

Eunuch Dou was sweating profusely with anxiety. He said, "Lord Xu, what should we do? They followed us to Ganzhou. Are they planning to attack us?"

Xu Rao said, "Don't rush. Let's keep an eye on them and see what they're up to before we can figure out what to do next."

Xu Rao pulled Xu Di along and led Eunuch Dou to the study in front. After listening, Xu Di pondered for a while and said, "Send a letter to Wei Lang and ask him to send a team of men over for us. We can't rely on just those few yamen runners from the government office."

Grandpa Dou nodded repeatedly and said, "They are all highly skilled in martial arts. Otherwise, we wouldn't have come here with only a few people. I wonder how those who continued south are doing now."

Xu Rao said, "Now I'm afraid they're just the vanguard, and more people will come later. I've instructed my men to guard them carefully, to prevent them from sending the message out, and to prevent their carrier pigeons from flying out."

Xu Di said, "I'm going to Hexi right now to talk to Wei Lang in person, and then bring the people back. You must remember, when they really come over, don't confront them head-on, just hide if you should."

Xu Di led a few men on horseback to Hexi, and returned that afternoon with a troop of soldiers.

These people were not ordinary soldiers; they were special forces members specially trained by Wei Lang. The leader of the team was Ma Ming, who was not only exceptionally skilled in martial arts, but more importantly, he was an intelligence officer specially trained by Xu Di. Under Xu Di's training, he was very good at analyzing all kinds of intelligence and was also very skilled in interrogation.

Xu Di led his men directly to the place where those people were renting. After finding out the situation inside the economic compound, he arranged for people not only to be stationed at the front and back gates, but also to be stationed in the left and right neighborhoods, and wiped out the five people in one fell swoop.

After the men were captured, they were taken directly to a highly secret location. Ma Ming checked the items carried by the men and said to Xu Di with a solemn expression, "Young Master, these men are from the Southwest Army."

Xu Di was taken aback and said, "You're not mistaken, are you?"

Ma Ming said, "I can't be mistaken. The equipment issued to our Northwest Army and the Southwest Army is different. A few years ago, my father received the equipment from the Ministry of War and delivered it to us. I went with him a few times and saw the equipment of the Southwest Army."

Xu Di listened with a solemn expression. He already knew who was chasing Xiao Yuan, but these few people were even more important not to be let go. Letting them go would cause more trouble.

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